Show #8794 2023-01-26 (taped 2022-12-06) Regular

Troy Meyer game 6.

Contestants

John Guszkowski — a planning consultant from Pomfret, Connecticut

Emma Moore — a librarian from Princeton, New Jersey

Troy Meyer — a music executive from Tampa, Florida (whose 5-day cash winnings total $170,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Troy	$7,800	$9,200	$24,400	$44,401 6-day champion: $214,802	$24,200 26 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Emma	$-1,600	$-1,600	$2,800	$1 3rd place: $1,000	$4,800 8 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
John	$1,600	$3,000	$22,200	$33,300 2nd place: $2,000	$15,800 21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

20th CENTURY AMERICA	LET'S TALK ABOUT SAX, BABY	WORKING 9 2 5	WHAT'S IN THE BOTTLE?	ALLITERATION TIME	THE "END"s OF THE EARTH
$200 [29] During the 1930s, many Oklahomans fleeing the Dust Bowladopted the motto, this state "or bust" California Emma	$200 [30] In an '80s hit, "Her name is" this "& she dances on the sand": his name is Andy Hamilton, & he plays a sax solo on that tune Rio John	$200 [28] It's the number of square feet in a square yard 9 John	$200 [26] This peppery product from the McIlhenny family, made on Avery Island Tabasco sauce John	$200 [25] A perceptible animal doctor a visible vet Emma	$200 [23] This patriotic Missouri city is famed as the hometown of Harry Truman Independence John
$400 [16] In 1926 this magician spoke to Congress supporting a bill criminalizing fortune telling & mediums Harry Houdini Troy	$400 [14] This smooth jazz saxophone king got a Grammy nomination for "My Heart Will Go On" the same year Celine did; she won, he lost Kenny G John	$400 [27] A silver wedding anniversary celebrates this many years of marriage 25 Troy Emma	$400 [20] Different types ofvinegar, including this dark, rich variety from Modena, Italy balsamic Troy John	$400 [24] Nearsighted elbow pasta myopic macaroni Troy	$400 [22] The seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, it's named for a curve in the Deschutes River Bend John
$600 [4] 1926's War Paint Club evolved into the Indian Actors Association, co-founded by this super-athlete Jim Thorpe Troy	$600 [13] The classic sax line from this 1984 No. 1 hit by Wham! begins, Wa-wa-wa-wa, wa-wa-wa-wa, wa-wa-wa-wa, wa-wa-wa "Careless Whisper" Emma John	$600 [17] In 1986 Michigan became the first state to offer a prepaid college tuition plan now called this a 529 plan John	$600 [19] This numeric French perfume that turned 100 in 2021 Chanel No. 5 Troy	$600 [21] A jade locust a green grasshopper	$600 [12] An Australian river got this name in 1770 after then-lieutenant James Cook repaired the same-named ship there Endeavour Troy
DD $1,000 [2] On November 27, 1924 New Yorkers were treated to the first annual this, sponsored by the world's largest store the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Troy	$800 [3] In 1985 this Aussie band brought sax-y back, as they knew "What You Need" INXS Emma	$800 [6] Tradition says Martin Luther posted this many theses to the door of a castle church in 1517 95 Troy	$800 [18] This brand of champagne that she keeps "in her pretty cabinet" in a Queen song Moet et Chandon John	$800 [10] A see-through heirloom or beefsteak a transparent tomato Emma John	$800 [8] One posh & home to famed theaters & one notoriously poor, these 2 London districts are on opposite sides of the city's center the West End & East End Troy
$1,000 [1] The World's Fair held in this city in 1904 was formally called the Louisiana Purchase Exposition St. Louis Troy	$1,000 [5] "I said hey babe, take" this Lou Reed title, add Ronnie Ross' killer sax solo at the end, & you've got yourself a classic tune "Take A Walk On The Wild Side" John	$1,000 [7] A standard 88-key piano has this many white keys 52	$1,000 [15] Bottled sand art available for purchase in this Middle East kingdom; the city of Aqaba is famous for it Jordan Troy	$1,000 [11] A weighty raptor of genus Buteo a hefty (heavy) hawk Troy	$1,000 [9] England's southwesternmost point is the tip of this peninsula in Cornwall Land's End Troy Emma

Double Jeopardy! Round

A LINE IN THE SAND	LANGUAGES	VENOMOUS CREATURES	FINANCE & INVESTING	"B" MOVIES	12 LETTERS OR MORE
$400 [30] This title man of a 1719 novel finds a "print of man's foot on the sand"; "fear of danger is... more terrifying than danger itself" Robinson Crusoe John	$400 [29] We get balalaika & babushka from this language Russian John	$400 [26] Researcher Jack Barnes figured out this marine creature causes the agony of Irukandji syndrome by having one sting himself & his son a box jellyfish John	$400 [28] A fan of Tim Cook, Warren Buffett had close to 40% of Berkshire Hathaway's holdings in this company in 2022 Apple Troy	$400 [20] 1995 epic about a fight for freedom! Braveheart Emma	$400 [27] It's defined as an intense fear of confined or enclosed spaces claustrophobia Troy
$800 [16] In this 1954 novel, a tale of survival, the "littluns" build sandcastles; Roger & Maurice revel in "kicking them over" the Lord of the Flies Troy	$800 [24] Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote the novel "Meshugah" in this language Yiddish Troy	$800 [18] The world's most venomous fish is thestonefishnamed for this environment where it likes to hide, as you can see by its coloration a reef John	$800 [14] This word with a "solid" center is an industry's phase when many companies become few: carmaking around 1910, cannabis today consolidation Emma	$800 [15] Keira Knightley kicks it in this soccer film Bend It Like Beckham Troy	$800 [25] It's the process by which green plants use chlorophyll to convert sunlight into nutrients & create oxygen as a by-product photosynthesis John
$1,200 [6] In this "Rime", Coleridge rhymed "skinny hand" with "ribbed sea-sand" The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Troy	$1,200 [23] More than 50 million people in India & 15 million in Pakistan speak this 4-letter language Urdu John	$1,200 [17] The Mexican beaded lizard sort of chews venom into you as it comes from the venom type of these structures, modified salivary ones glands Troy	$1,200 [13] In the longevity type of this offering from an insurance company, the income doesn't start until you hit a specified age an annuity Troy	$1,200 [12] Frankie Laine sang the title tune of this Mel Brooks Western Blazing Saddles Troy	$1,200 [22] Job of Annie Leibovitz photographer Troy
$1,600 [5] A passage in this novel relays, "Gurney saw Fremen spread out across the sand there in the path of the worm" Dune Emma	DD $2,000 [1] This language that's official in Andorra is related to both French & Spanish Catalan Emma	$1,600 [10] Entomologist & pain scale creator Justin Schmidt says a sting by this colorful wasp feels like W.C. Fields putting out a cigar on your tongue a yellowjacket John	$1,600 [7] Released in 2015, it became the No. 2 cryptocurrency in market capitalization, after Bitcoin Ethereum Emma	$1,600 [11] It was subtitled "The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance" Birdman John	$2,000 [21] For a colonoscopy, you should find this type of 18-letter doctor gastroenterologist John
$2,000 [4] Shelley dubbed a statue of this king a "colossal wreck" around which "the lone and level sands stretch far away" Ozymandias Troy	$2,000 [2] It's the only country in Central America where English is the official language Belize John	$2,000 [3] Deriving its name from a country in Western Africa, this viper can weigh about 20 pounds & has the longestfangsof any snake a Gaboon viper Troy	$2,000 [8] To earn trust, many investment companies make it front & center that they're this type of advisor obligated to act in a client's interest a fiduciary Emma	$2,000 [9] This Terry Gilliam fantasy features a futuristic bureaucracy Brazil Troy	DD $8,000 [19] Søren Kierkegaard has been called the "father of" this philosophy that emphasizes the individual as a free & responsible entity existentialism John

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORY

Returning home in 1493, Columbus stopped in the Azores at an island with this name, also something he'd lost off the Haiti coast

Santa Maria

Emma "What is Nina?" — wagered $2,799

John "What is Santa Maria?" — wagered $11,100

Troy "What is Santa Maria?" — wagered $20,001

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